Archive:Szezk language

Szezk
Шещка
Pronunciation	[ˈɕe̞z̻ˤ:.kɜ]
Region	Predominantly Quedrel
Ethnicity	Szezk Niofean Oszeteti
Native speakers	34,100,000  (2017)
Language family	Xhovian Szezko-Xhovian Western-Xhovian Proto-Szezk Szezk
Early forms:	Early Szezk Middle Szezk Szezk
Dialects	South-Avdjereg Szezk, Niofean Szezk, Ishenar Szezk
Writing system	Szezk Script, Szezk Braille
Official status
Official language in	The Kingdom of Szezkia including Niofe Szezk Offshore Ishenar Territory Sovereign Order of Hajenired Quedrel Union Xhovian Cultural Union
Recognised minority language in	Norjihan Qonklaks Settia Sjuu Translira Xhodiar Yaina
Regulated by	Culture Ministry Xhovian Cultural Union
CWS code	sze
Majority   Minority

Szezk (Szezk: Шещка, pronounced [ˈɕe̞z̻ˤ:.kɜ]) is a Northern Xhovian language that was first spoken in early medieval Szezkia. Named after the Seqki family, who were the first and to date are the current rulers of the Szezk, the term Szezk ultimately derives from an ancient word for the spiritual force at the centre of early Szezk Harthunist religion. It is closely related to the other Szessic languages of Niofean, Oszetet, Settian, Redesian, and Yai. The Szezk vocabulary has been somewhat influenced by language, however a large number of Norjihani loans were removed during a language reform conducted by the Szezk government, which was intended to purify the lexicon.

Phonology

Consonants

	Bilabial	Labio-dental	Dental	Alveolar	Post-alveolar	Retroflex	Palatal	Velar	Uvular	Pharyngeal	Epiglottal	Glottal
Nasal
Plosive
Fricative
Affricate
Approximant
Trill
Flap or tap
Lateral fric.
Lateral app.
Lateral flap

Vowels

	Front	Near-front	Central	Near-back	Back
Close
Near-close
Close-mid
Mid
Open-mid
Near-open
Open